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In this session, Mary Doane and a group of panelists turn towards parenting – a specific type of care relationship that brings unique challenges and joys. Our panelists will share their experiences of where they find integration and where doubt creeps in, along with considering whether mindfulness helps people be a better parent and how being a parent affects mindfulness practices.

The session was held on April 25th.

This interview between Mary Doane and Aisha Adkins from Caring Across Generation discusses what it’s like to be at the intersection of caregiving and young adulthood and managing your own future while caring for your loved one in the present. This interview was recorded on November 3, 2022.

Drawing on years of experience as a hospice volunteer and chaplain, Alistair Shanks shares various practices that help us to be fully present to the experience of dying and how the use of both speech and touch can be beneficial at the end of life. This session ran on November 16, 2022.

Drawing from her own experience as a Sandwich Generation Caregiver, Mary Doane shares how the use of mindfulness, compassion, and clear boundaries can shift how you feel about your role, how you act within it and how you care for yourself in addition to others. This session ran on April 27, 2022.

In this session, Mary Doane shares ways of offering compassionate support to someone in grief without losing yourself in the process.

In this session, Mary Doane shares core emotional skills that support you to manage acute stress, achieve moments of calm in the midst of difficulty, and help you maintain your own emotional well-being. This session ran on May 14, 2021.

In this session, Roy Remer shares ways to bring more ease and connection to all our online communications. This session ran on March 17, 2021.

In this session, Mary Doane shares short, practical self-compassion exercises that healthcare workers can integrate into each day. This session ran on February 10th, 2021.